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An Army soldier uses a backhoe to clear flood-damaged household goods from a street in Lismore, as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story and photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.
ADF Australian Army News 

Lismore flood-damaged goods cleaned up

10/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2003 Views 0 Comments 6th Engineer Support Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Bobcats scoop up destroyed stock from an electrical supply store and move back-and-forth, emptying the waste into an Army dump

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Private Tejinder Singh (right) and Private Leon Hooke of 9th Force Support Battalion prepare an Army truck for travel to Lismore in northern NSW to assist with clean-up efforts. Story by Captain Annie Richardson.
ADF Australian Army News 

Making logistics happen

10/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2085 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade, Operation Flood Assist 2022

More than 250 Army soldiers from 17th Sustainment Brigade were rapidly preparing to respond to the flood crisis in Lismore in

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An Army officer from 7th Brigade carries sandbags across a flooded section of trail to repair flood-damaged access tracks in Imbil, Queensland, as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Flight Lieutenant Tanya Carter. Photo by Corporal Julia Whitwell.
ADF Australian Army News 

Army paves the way in Gympie and surrounds

10/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1855 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Soldiers from Brisbane’s 7th Brigade answered a resident’s call for help in Imbil, Queensland, as part Operation Flood Assist 2022. CAPTION:

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Royal Australian Navy sailor Able Seaman Clearance Diver Jake Phillips prepares to survey ferry terminal pylons along the Brisbane River as part of Operation Flood Assist 2022. Photo by Corporal Julia Whitwell.
ADF Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Operation Flood Assist 2022 – Update

10/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1600 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

CAPTION: Royal Australian Navy sailor Able Seaman Clearance Diver Jake Phillips prepares to survey ferry terminal pylons along the Brisbane

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Private Rory Khochoba (left) from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, working alongside the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Adrian Schrinner, clearing debris from flood-damaged houses in Windsor, Brisbane. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.
ADF Australian Army News 

Brisbane Lord Mayor rolled up his sleeves with Army

08/03/202210/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1888 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Operation Flood Assist 2022

Lord Mayor of Brisbane Adrian Schrinner rolled up his sleeves and worked side-by-side with soldiers from 6th Battalion, Royal Australia

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Army soldiers from 6th Engineer Support Regiment assist with clean-up efforts in Lismore, NSW. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
ADF Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Operation Flood Assist 2022 – Update

08/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2186 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist 2022

CAPTION: Army soldiers from 6th Engineer Support Regiment assist with clean-up efforts in Lismore, NSW. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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ADF News Veterans 

Defence chiefs to appear before Suicide Royal Commission

07/03/202206/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1744 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

Some of Australia’s highest-ranking Defence personnel will give evidence during a two-week hearing of the Royal Commission into Defence and

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Soldiers re-enact the Bombing of Darwin during an 80th anniversary commemorative ceremony in the Northern Territory. Story by Paul McAlonan. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.
ADF History News 

The day WWII hit home

23/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2334 Views 0 Comments Bombing of Darwin, WWII

Ceremonies were held on February 19 to mark the 80th anniversary of the first attack on the Australian mainland. CAPTION:

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RAAF aviators deployed on Operation Lilia prepare bags of rice before loading them onto C-27J Spartan aircraft for distribution to remote Solomon Islands' provinces. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.
ADF News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force 

ADF delivers urgent supplies in Solomon Islands

23/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2866 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, COVID-19 Assist, Solomon Islands

ADF personnel have helped get urgent medical and food supplies to remote areas of Solomon Islands after a COVID-19 outbreak

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An Army CH-47F Chinook helicopter lands on Kao Island, allowing three Tongan technicians to unload equipment to repair telecommunications equipment. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski..
ADF Australian Army News Pacific 

Chinook drops technicians to repair remote Tongan radio mast

23/02/202224/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2655 Views 0 Comments CH-47F Chinook, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

The Australian Defence Force has airlifted Tongan technicians to a usually cloud-obscured peak on Kao Island in Tonga to repair

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Royal Commission Public Hearings
ADF News Veterans 

Suicide Royal Commission focus on Defence families

18/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1837 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will investigate how Defence families can be better supported ahead of the

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Minister for Defence, Peter Dutton, tours the Australian Hypersonic Research Precinct with Professor Tanya Monro (right), Chief Defence Scientist. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.
ADF News Science & Technology Sovereign industry 

Hypersonic precinct to supercharge research

15/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2721 Views 0 Comments Defence Science and Technology Group, University of Queensland

Minister for Defence Peter Dutton officially opened a new $14 million purpose-built hypersonic research and collaboration facility in Brisbane on

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(l-r) Aircraftwoman Kate Ogilvie, Leading Aircraftwoman Laura Devine and Aircraftwoman Taryn Worby, Medical Technicians from 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron at an aged care facility in Victoria, prepare to provide support to staff as part of Operation COVID-19 Assist. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester.
ADF Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Videos 

ADF surges aged-care support

15/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 4121 Views 0 Comments COVID-19 Assist

Australian Defence Force personnel across Australia are gearing up to further support the aged-care sector, following a request from Emergency

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Royal Commission Public Hearings
ADF News Veterans 

DVA to give first evidence at Suicide Royal Commission

14/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1765 Views 0 Comments Suicide Royal Commission

Members of the Department of Veterans Affairs will give evidence publicly for the first time during the second hearing of

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Australian Army Captain Amelia Thompson and Corporal Jade Hipkiss-Winder, Mr Roji Kurian and Royal Australian Navy Able Seaman Emily McNeill at an aged-care facility in Frankston in Victoria. Photo by Private Michael Currie.
ADF News 

Emergency Management Australia takes charge of aged-care crisis – deploys ADF

07/02/202227/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2186 Views 0 Comments COVID-19 Assist

At the request of Emergency Management Australia*, the Australian Defence Force is providing limited support to aged-care facilities impacted by

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Two Pilatus PC-21 pilot-training aircraft on a flight over the Gippsland region. Photo supplied by Lockheed Martin.
ADF News Science & Technology 

AIR5428 Pilot Training System fully delivered

07/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2761 Views 0 Comments PC-21

Lockheed Martin Australia has fully delivered the AIR5428 Pilot Training System, combining simulators and aircraft, to prepare Navy, Army, and

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Dr Lacy Pejcinovic welcomes guests to the Profession of Arms Seminar at the Australian Defence College, Weston Creek, Canberra. Story by Sofija Brown. Photo by Grace Costa Banson.
ADF News 

Defence industry invited to join courses

01/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1794 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence College

The Australian Defence CollegeAustralian Defence CollegeAus is inviting defence industry partners to join Australian Defence Force, Australian Public Service and international students

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Australian Army soldiers from the ADF Parachuting School's Red Berets parachute display team drop into Sydney's Australia Day festivities. Story by Major Dan Mazurek. Photo: by Corporal Sagi Biderman.
ADF Australian Army News Videos 

Red Berets thrill Sydney’s Australia Day crowds

01/02/202202/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2349 Views 0 Comments ADF Red Berets, Australia Day

The Australian Defence Force’s Red Berets parachute display team thrilled spectators celebrating Australia Day as they soared over the Sydney

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Composite image – An Army Red Beret drops from the sky with the Australian National Flag and the sun sets behind the Australian White Ensign on HMAS Armidale (II). ANF photo by Petty Officer Phil Cullinan. Ensign photo by Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.
ADF News 

Australia Day 2022 Honours List – Military Division

26/01/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4414 Views 0 Comments Australia Day Honours List

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is His Excellency General (ret’d) the Honourable David Hurley today announced the traditional

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An Australian Army S-70A-9 Black Hawk helicopter lands at Victoria Barracks in Sydney. Story by Ben Roberts. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.
ADF News Sovereign industry 

Leaders’ summit on Defence Estate

20/01/202223/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2438 Views 1 Comment

Senior Defence leaders attended the Australian Defence Magazine Defence Estate and Base Summit 2021 in Canberra in December. CAPTION: An

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